NCEC (National Chemical Emergency Centre)
Business Type:Services
Industry Type:Environmental - Health & Safety
Market Focus:Internationally (various countries)
Year Founded:1973
Employees:101-1000
Turnover:10,000,000 - 100,000,000 €
Safeguarding against chemical accidents - NCEC delivers fast, up to the minute advice and products setting global standards on emergency response and compliance. We take pride in building strong relationship with our customers, becoming an extension of their organisation, with unparalleled levels of friendly and accessible services delivered by world leading experts.
Role
NCEC (National Chemical Emergency Centre) plays a key role in national and international arrangements for responding to chemical incidents. In the UK NCEC provides a 24 hour advice service to the public emergency services on dealing with chemical incidents as part of the Chemical Industries Associations Chemsafe scheme. In addition to its national role, NCEC also offers a number of commercial emergency response services at global level, such as Carechem 24, to assist companies in providing and obtaining chemical emergency response advice and information.
Expertise
NCEC has been operating the UK's national 24-hour chemical emergency response centre since 1973. This makes it one of the most experienced teams in the world in understanding the requirements of both the chemical industry and the emergency services. NCEC is staffed by a team of Emergency Responders who are all qualified chemists. Every Responder undergoes extensive training in chemical health and safety, emergency response and communication skills before they can deal with a real emergency. In addition, each Responder is continuously evaluated and refresher training courses are provided regularly at team level. We operate from a secure centre, patrolled by uniformed police officers, in mainland Britain and utilising a resilient core communications centre to ensure maximum service reliability. As well as the Emergency Responders, NCEC is supported by a team of experienced data administrators who are responsible for ensuring that NCEC's databases are fully up-to-date. The administrative team is backed by a pool of consultants. Several NCEC consultants advise supranational organisations such as the EU, ILO or WHO on chemical incidents procedures and regulatory matters.
Quality Assurance
As part of AEA, the NCEC is recognised via Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) which has issued the certificate of approval to AEA for the Environmental and Quality Management System Standards below.
BS EN ISO 9001: 2000
ISO 14001: 2004 Certificate of Approval
The TickIT Guide Issue 5 (Overall business certificate)
FEATURED PRODUCTS
 | Hazchem Scale Cards
With all the recent and pending legislation changes, NCEC have released a new Hazchem Scale Card...This handy-sized reference guide gives you information on: NEW! GHS Labels, Hazchem Warning Panels, Emergency Action Codes, ADR 2009, New and updated Hazard Identification Numbers (HIN), Hazard Warning Diamonds and Supply Labelling. » Read more » Contact now / Request quote |
 | Carechem 24
Carechem 24 is our 24-hour, 365-day-a-year telephone advice service providing you with the benefit of over 35 years experience. Our Emergency Responders are trained to handle a wide range of chemical emergencies from major incidents to simple first aid advice. We can provide advice on a range of products from bulk chemicals to packaged goods. Carechem ... » Read more » Contact now / Request quote |
FEATURED SOFTWARE
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ChemeDox® is an online, simple to use, chemical safety document management system that will allow your organisation to save money and, equally importantly, help you comply with legislation. ChemeDox® has been developed to meet the requirements of those organisations that are using chemical products within their day to day environment.
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| | Cefic Tremcards
NCEC supplies its Cefic Tremcards product to help companies transporting hazardous products to meet the requirements of ADR regulation 5.4.3. This defines the instructions in writing that must be carried by the driver, to provide advice in the event of an accident during their journey. » Read more » Contact now / Request quote |
FEATURED SERVICES
| | Consultancy
NCEC Consultancy provides classification, labelling, Safety Data Sheet authoring, information and advice on chemical safety legislation. Our aim is to help you manage the risks of hazardous goods throughout the supply chain. You, your distributors and customers face a wide variety of regulatory challenges, whilst at the same time ensuring you meet your Responsible Care commitments. The NCEC Consultancy Service is available to help you meet these challenges. » Read more » Contact now / Request quote |
| | Lithium Battery Emergency Line
From 2009, shippers transporting Lithium batteries by road or air need to comply with new hazardous goods regulations. New UN numbers are being introduced and stringent conditions are in force even where special provisions apply. Among other requirements, shippers need to display a telephone number for additional information. These changes will/have come into force in January 2009 (air transport) and June 2009 (road transport under ADR). » Read more » Contact now / Request quote |
FEATURED EVENTS
| | Hazmat Event 2010
Date: Feb. 22-24, 2010
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
The 2010 Hazmat Event promises to be bigger and better than ever before, thanks to continued support from Emergency Services as well as other HazMat Professionals. The two-day conference draws on knowledge and experience from a range of Hazmat Professionals, Industry Leaders, as well as NCEC’s own Emergency Responders.
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FEATURED DOWNLOADS
TRADE SHOWS ATTENDED
CIWM 2008 Conference, Safety & Health Expo 2009